Kahan Laboratory

Environmental and Atmospheric Chemistry

In the Kahan Lab, a major goal is to investigate chemical reactivity in the environment, particularly in complex and poorly understood media. We focus mainly on complex, condensed phases in the environment and indoor and outdoor atmospheres. Outdoors, many environmental matrices are poorly understood due to their varying complexity in composition and physical and chemical properties, which further obscure their potential for chemical reactivity and processing of environmental pollutants. Indoors, there are many drivers that affect air quality and contribute to atmospheric processes and chemistry. We investigate the effects of environmental matrix compositions and drivers on chemistry both outdoors and indoors to inform reactivity processes and potential effects on human health. For a deeper understanding of the work we do, go to our research page.

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